/*
 * Copyright 2005,2009 Ivan SZKIBA
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package org.ini4j;

public interface Profile extends MultiMap<String, Profile.Section>,
		CommentedMap<String, Profile.Section> {
	char PATH_SEPARATOR = '/';

	String getComment();

	void setComment(String value);

	Section add(String sectionName);

	void add(String sectionName, String optionName, Object value);

	<T> T as(Class<T> clazz);

	<T> T as(Class<T> clazz, String prefix);

	String fetch(Object sectionName, Object optionName);

	<T> T fetch(Object sectionName, Object optionName, Class<T> clazz);

	String get(Object sectionName, Object optionName);

	<T> T get(Object sectionName, Object optionName, Class<T> clazz);

	String put(String sectionName, String optionName, Object value);

	Section remove(Profile.Section section);

	String remove(Object sectionName, Object optionName);

	interface Section extends OptionMap {
		Section getChild(String key);

		String getName();

		Section getParent();

		String getSimpleName();

		Section addChild(String key);

		String[] childrenNames();

		Section lookup(String... path);

		void removeChild(String key);
	}
}
